"I always keep the mark at twenty-five [2,500 yards], so if I get close to that, that's not bad," Peterson told the Vikings' website.

Peterson, who is preparing for his ninth NFL season, reported to Vikings training camp on Saturday to "MVP" chants.

Peterson only played in one game for the Vikings during the 2014-15 season after he was indicted on child abuse charges in Texas in September for allegedly hitting his 4-year-old son with a switch.

After the indictment, he was placed on the commissioner's exempt list. Peterson pleaded no contest to a count of misdemeanor reckless assault in November and was sentenced to probation, and subsequently NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him indefinitely.